Category: Cryptocurrency

April 16, 2021 BY PureContent

Coinbase IPO goes live

Technically speaking, direct listings such as these are not IPOs in the traditional sense, but they are commonly referred to as such due to the fact that the result of becoming publicly owned, as opposed to privately owned, is ultimately the same. This particular listing has gained attention as Coinbase's valuation has recently been set…

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SEBA Bank joins the Swiss Stock Exchange as new product issuer
April 08, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEBA Bank joins the Swiss Stock Exchange as new product issuer

Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange commented: When allocating their assets to crypto-currencies, investors are increasingly making the conscious decision in favor of the Swiss Stock Exchange as it offers crucial advantages like transparency, liquidity and fair as well as orderly pricing. With the new products from SEBA, investors have the comprehensive range of 79…

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CME Group
March 31, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group to expand crypto derivatives with Micro Bitcoin

Reports have found that an average of 13.8K contracts in CME Bitcoin futures, which are equivalent to around 69K bitcoin, have been traded on a daily basis as of March 2021. Additionally, the recently launched CME Ether futures has witnessed trades of 767 contracts (the equivalent of 38.4K ether) on average per day since it…

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Online marketplace Trustify Inc. and its founder charged in $18.5 million fraud
March 25, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Influencer “Jay Mazini” indicted on wire fraud 

In January 2021, Igbara started to post videos offering to buy Bitcoin from his followers for prices around 3.5% to 5% above market value, justifying his generous offering by claiming that standard Bitcoin exchanges had limited the amount of the cryptocurrency he was able to purchase. To reassure victims of their transaction legitimacy, Igbara would…

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Bitcoin
March 23, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Energy-efficient altcoins emerge amid Bitcoin backlash

Environmental Backlash As the network expands, the time for analysing it also grow and with it, its energy consumption. According to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Bitcoin currently consumes approximately 121.36 terawatt-hours (TWh) a year. This number is higher than the energy consumption of Argentina (121 TWh), the Netherlands (108.8 TWh), and the United…

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CFTC fine
March 22, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Coinbase to pay $6.5 million settlement ordered by CFTC

Reporting firms, including Crypto Facilities Ltd and CoinMarketCap OpCo, LLC, gained access to Coinbase’s transactional information through its Application Programming Interface. At the same time, the NYSE Bitcoin Index received it directly in transmissions from Coinbase. The order found that this may have resulted in a misleading, inaccurate, or false perceived volume and liquidity level…

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CAPEX.com expands crypto offering with Bitcoin Spot
March 16, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CAPEX.com expands crypto offering with Bitcoin Spot

CAPEX.com’s crypto offer includes: Bitcoin Cash Bitcoin Spot Ethereum USD Ethereum EUR Litecoin USD Litecoin EUR Ripple Wasim Zayed, the Executive Director at Key Way Investments Ltd, the company operating CAPEX.com under its CySEC regulation, commented: Educating our clients sits at the heart of our strategy. We've always been bound to rendering the best knowledge…

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